Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.

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.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.