This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

A venerated grave atop an ancient royal hill, often attributed to the last king of Singapura.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.