This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

A stone face watches over the river.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

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

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