A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.