A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

The most confusing clock in New York.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).