The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

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

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

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

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.