This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

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

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.