The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.