Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.