17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.