In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

Storage units with a wartime past.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

Population: 1.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

Final resting place of the two women killed on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire.

Once the beating heart of a small Maine town, this old mill was revitalized in part thanks to a starring role in 'Jumanji.'

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.