A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

Crafted by one of the first makers of stoneware in England.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.