The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!