Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.