A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.