The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Venice's island of the dead.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The longest hedge maze in the world.