One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.