This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

Sites connected to a woman born on a ship and spared by a pirate.

Site of an escape, ten murders, and some scalpings.

The massive Roman arch in New Hampshire that was meant to be a tomb.

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

A gravestone marks where a man's lost limb was laid to rest.

This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.