Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

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

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.