Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.