A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

An underwater city for the dead.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.