A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.