Tucked away on the second floor of a small town library is one of the great private Victorian taxidermy collections looking today very much like it did in 1909.

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A quiet spot commemorating two naturalists who had to choose between love and the university at which they both taught.

This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

The dress young Pierce wore prior to his breeching ceremony in the early 1800s is now on display for all to see.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.