The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.