The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.