Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Alberta's Pipestone Creek Bonebed is one of the densest fossil sites in the world. This nearby museum showcases some of the best finds from its "river of death."

Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.

Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

The memorial stands at the intersection of the rivers Morava and Danube.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.