While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.