The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.