Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

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

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.