Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

This beautifully situated lakeside Roman settlement was likely built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.