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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.