Broken Catholic cross now worshiped in the voodoo faith.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

Explore the history of recorded sound at the world's third largest collection of Edison memorabilia.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

When the imprisoned pope's remains were finally returned to the Vatican, his heart stayed behind in France.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.