This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.