Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.

This eatery is emblematic of the connection between Jamaica and Nubia.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.