A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.