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

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.