The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

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

A perfect circle of twenty-four mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric time.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.