This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

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

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.