The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.