This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.

In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.

The grave of Mrs. Reginald Hargreaves, who inspired the tale 'Alice in Wonderland.'

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

Dozens of tiny doors dot Newport's Mansion Hill neighborhood.

A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the "McGuire Twins."

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.