Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

A well-preserved set of ruins not far from Lovelock.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.

A brief journey through early 19th-century pioneer life across Linn County.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.