This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

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

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.