The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

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

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.