A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Death road of Bolivia.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

This Masonic lodge was the first major private building to be constructed in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War.

Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.