This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.