Places Talbot von Sregor Wants to Go

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

A local legend says the theft of a holy relic explains the hand-shaped bloodstain on the facade of this cathedral.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

An ice field known for harboring an infamous Martian meteorite turned out to contain the oldest air on Earth.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

This village provides a glimpse at rural life in Northern Ireland during the mid-20th-century.

A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.

An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

A statue commemorating the island's tradition of dancing dwarves in Napoleon hats.