A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.