A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.