A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

Fascinating exhibits of prehistoric and ancient artifacts displayed with a uniquely modern touch.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.