Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

The life-size bronze statue commemorates the ride of 16-year-old American Revolutionary War hero.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Covering 13 acres and hosting 3,000 shops, this is one of Africa's biggest urban markets.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.