Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.