An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.