Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

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

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

These five Art Deco homes were meant to solve the "small house problem."

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

A massive white oak tree provides a beautiful canopy near a suburban shopping center and stood before the signing of the Constitution.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.