An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

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

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

An underground city of salt.