Climb 200 stairs up the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast for an unbeatable view.

An extraordinary collection of artifacts spanning 500 years of medical history.

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

A marker in suburban Hangzhou shows the intersection of the 30th parallel north and the 120th meridian east.

A square-domed symbol of resilience in the heart of the old Jewish Ghetto.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.

A remnant of the Franco-Prussian War, lodged in the city's walls.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

This landmark building, from notable Los Angeles architects, is being restored.

A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

Babe Ruth and others planted saplings for a 1930s tourism campaign. The saplings grew as the area faded.

A 26-foot-tall jackrabbit celebrates the past and future of the Southwest.

This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast Věra Čáslavská, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

This stone angel is one of the biggest caryatids in all of Paris.

A rugged hike leads to a breathtaking waterfall, once thought to be the tallest in Iceland.

Malta’s oldest sea water distillation building is now an architectural anomaly on the Sliema waterfront.

One of Mexico City's seats of the Catholic faith, although not the majoritarian Latin Roman rite.

A metal forest of peas pays tribute to the founding father of genetics.