The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This nightlife venue and cultural center keeps a unique Ethiopian musical tradition alive in the nation’s capital, but breakneck urban development threatens to shut it down.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This necropolis is home to eclectic funerary art and is the final resting place for much of the city's nobility.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

The world's most remote airport.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.