The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

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

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

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.