A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

One of the most iconic sculptures in Caracas looks like a large orange ball suspended in the air.

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

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.