The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.