The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.

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

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district