A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

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

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.

This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.