Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.