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

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

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

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

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

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.