An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.