In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

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

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

When the sun sets, the customers arrive—but they’re not human.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

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

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

Sasqu(w)atch out!