Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.