This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.