In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.