Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

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

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Inside features a display of how artistic crucifixes transformed throughout the centuries.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.