This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

A Bibliophile's Dream.