A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

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.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

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

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.