The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.