Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Considered one of the most haunted places in Europe, this 800-year-old castle was home to noble prisoners.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Here be dragons.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.