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

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.