The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.