A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.