Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

This is the house that spite built.

The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.