This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.