The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.