This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.