Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.