The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.