An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A palatial art deco restroom.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

Hidden high on a remote mountain peak is a humbling and mysterious Vietnam War memorial.

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.