This is the cabin from which John Brown and his men launched their fateful war to end slavery on October 16, 1859.

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

A small and tranquil hidden garden in commemoration of one of the great Victorian plant collectors.

A monument is dedicated to the thousands of people who pick and harvest our nation's food.

An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.

One of the few remaining water-driven tool shops, originally built in 1911.

First Nations’ foodways are front and center at this food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar.

Reminiscent of a termite mound, this imposing structure is likely an ancient funerary monument.

An exceptional engineering feat that facilitates the migration of salmon upstream during their breeding season.

In a shopping arcade, a modernized temple deeply tied to feudal Japan’s prominent warlords.

A stream flows near the radioactive spa, where people place handmade miniatures of water mills and other strange devices.

The largest Spanish artifact built in the Philippines and one of the oldest underground reservoirs in the world.

A poignant site that pays tribute to lives lost at sea.

Forest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

Named for the Yoruba word for Lagos, this craft brewery draws on European beer-making and West African palm wine-fermenting techniques.

The oft-overlooked site of one of the first marine biological research facilities in the world.

This 30-foot-high statue of Christ was intended to be part of a prehistoric theme park.

A ghostly cabin attempts to reverse the erasure of enslaved people through poetry.

A warning against "the demon drink" adorns the northwest entrance of Glasgow Green.

Where the people of Gozo have been doing laundry for more than six centuries.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall.

The bust of a 15th-century Albanian leader in the middle of London.

This tiny museum honors the rural country doctor experience.