A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.