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

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

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

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

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

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The world's largest wooden structure.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

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

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.