A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

An homage to the pointers and retrievers that have long been a hunter's best friend.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.