Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

A man killed in a hunting accident is eternally guarded by a granite hound tombstone.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This royal shrine and cemetery is hidden amidst modern public housing.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

Cursed swimming pool left abandoned is now a favorite of filmmakers and ghost hunters.

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

The first museum dedicated to exploring humanity's cultural relationship with the celestial world.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.