Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Here once stood an opulent state guest house that symbolized the Westernization of Japan.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.