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

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.