Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

Inside the simple black-and-white exterior of Église Sainte-Cécile hides a pastel wonderland.

Because holiday cheer is at its finest when it includes eerie mannequins, right?

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

The widow of Benjamin Franklin's brother became the first female newspaper editor in the United States.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.