The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Where Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" were born.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

An homage to the humble watering can.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.