A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

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

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.