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

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This workshop and small museum is dedicated to tiny, delicate figurines that began as a subversive craft after the French Revolution.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.