19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.