Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

A deep mark on the remains of a Roman temple, believed to be left by a legendary warrior.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

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

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

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

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

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

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

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

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.