With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

Unusual white sandstone formations in the Los Padres National Forest.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.