London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
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London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
Dummerston, Vermont
The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.
Boston, Massachusetts
A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Buffalo, New York
An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.
Buffalo, New York
This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
Rahway, New Jersey
The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.
Milford, Massachusetts
This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
Seattle, Washington
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Quincy, Washington
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.