This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A local prank turned town icon.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.