Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

World's largest Christmas store.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

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

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

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.