The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

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

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.