An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

Narrowest house in Boston.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Yo, Adrian!

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.