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

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.