The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The 606 is a decade in the making.