This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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 basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

The freeway that never was.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.