This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

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

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.