Totnes, England
Berry Pomeroy Castle
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.
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Totnes, England
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.
Newton Abbot, England
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
Newton Abbot, England
This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Totnes, England
One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.
Dartmoor National Park, England
A remote gravestone on the moor marks the spot where a teacher's body was found under mysterious circumstances that remain inexplicable.
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Yelverton, England
The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Liskeard, England
These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.
Kingsbridge, England
Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Houston, Texas
Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Fallon, Nevada
This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.
Austin, Nevada
This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.