This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.