A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.

This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.

Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.