This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

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

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.