This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

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

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

France's third-largest necropolis offers a peaceful respite from a busy port city.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.