An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

This hole formed by a glacier is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in Stockholm.

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This mysterious Bronze Age standing stone has become a place where couples profess their love.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.