A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

This vessel is the final ocean-going paddle steamer in the world.

Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

If you can’t dive into a whisky cask, this swimming pool might be the next best thing. 

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.