The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

An unassuming historical marker for an iron age fort leads you to an oddly adorned cemetery for unbaptized children.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

Originally built to monitor fishing, this Victorian tower now educates visitors about the local salmon industry.

The remains of a majestic house that was once stood in the crosshairs of the Irish Republican Army.

This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.

One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.