The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.