This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

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

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The middle finger of modernity.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.