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

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."