Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

The world's first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.