Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

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

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

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