This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

A mummified Spanish monk found in the walls of an Ecuadorian church, alongside a mummified mouse.

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.

One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

A defunct all-girls college which may be the resting place of H.P. Lovecraft's real-life Necronomicon.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.