The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

Train tunnel running underneath Quebec City.