A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

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

Underground hospital complex constructed by slave laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.