Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

The World's Largest Bull.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The world's biggest pet store.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.