A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

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