This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

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

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This Connecticut video store has a vast and varied archive that contains everything from 'Koyaanisqatsi' to 'The King's Speech.'

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.