Edinburgh, Scotland
Mons Meg
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Witches' Well
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
McLean, Virginia
CIA Museum
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Melrose, Scotland
Robert the Bruce's Heart
The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.
Arlington, Virginia
DEA Museum
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Crime and Punishment
America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.
Tombstone, Arizona
The Bird Cage Theater
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Tombstone, Arizona
Boothill Graveyard
A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.
Permanently Closed
Katy, Texas
Forbidden Gardens
Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana’s Civil War Museum at Confederate Memorial Hall
The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Tree of Life
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
National World War II Museum
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
New Orleans, Louisiana
LaLaurie Mansion
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
SS Nomadic
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
San Antonio, Texas
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Arlington, Virginia
The Graves of Robert E. Lee's Garden
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Tun
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Nuremberg, Germany
The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Castle
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
