This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."