This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

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

This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.

After the state would not recreate this beloved rock formation, three New Hampshire brothers took things into their own hands.

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

Welcome sign announcing Haverhill, MA, as the birthplace of horror rocker/artist/director Rob Zombie.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Carved, egg-shaped stone with no explanation.

A man killed in a hunting accident is eternally guarded by a granite hound tombstone.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

A New Hampshire grave with a grudge.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

The massive Roman arch in New Hampshire that was meant to be a tomb.