In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

The iconic blonde bombshell has a familial connection to this town in southern Norway.

One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

A long-worshipped mountain, considered a "power spot" and suspected to be an ancient pyramid by some.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.