Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

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

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