Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?

A statue of the heroine who stopped time to save her betrothed.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

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

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Pay a visit to America's oldest yarn shop.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.