One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

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

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.