Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

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

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.