More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.