Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln's Receiving Vault
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
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Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.
Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
Boston, Massachusetts
The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.
London, England
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
London, England
London's Victorian Tower of Babel.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Berlin, Germany
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.