A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

This town of 100 people has approximately one bronze sculpture for every two residents.

This old-school soda shop is the home of the Tin Roof Sundae, a concoction dripping in chocolate, marshmallow, and peanuts.

One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.

One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.

Obscene versions of this artist's work are the most popular.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Tens of thousands of Africans rescued from slave ships passed through this gate before being settled in Sierra Leone.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."