At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This place bears witness to the loss of many lives during WWII, and stands in stark contrast to the American Cemetery.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."