Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

This 17th-century place of worship still celebrates holidays in the traditional Swedish fashion.

This heritage rail line meanders through Delaware’s Red Clay Valley.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.