An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

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

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.