Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

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

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

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

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

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.