A miniature version of the ship that took John Cabot from Bristol to Newfoundland.

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

These 2000 year old remains of a Roman aqueduct are hidden inside a hotel lobby.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

The site of slaughterhouses that once satisfied Parisians' taste for horse meat is now home to a park and book market.

A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.

This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.

This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors

A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.