An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.