The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.