Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.