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

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," and outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

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

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

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

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.