Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

A museum of Czech puppetry and wine in an allegedly haunted 14th-century stone house.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.