Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

The hilltop town of Segni was once home to an ancient Roman colony and garrison.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

A sacred Ojibwe site covered in pictographs next to Lake Superior.

To fit bodies into this Renaissance crypt, they were first left to decompose in the crypt's rotting room.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Become a prohibition rebel.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.