A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

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

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.