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

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

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

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.