When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.