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

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

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

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

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.