This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."