A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.