The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.