Pompeii, Italy
Thermopolia of Pompeii
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
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Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Water Mill, New York
Once the center of food production for this small town.
East Hampton, New York
This 19th-century Hamptons windmill was once home to modernist painter Agnes Pelton.
East Hampton, New York
This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.
Iceland
This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Osaka, Japan
The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Nea Tiryntha, Greece
Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Milan, Italy
Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Natchez, Mississippi
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Cairo, Egypt
In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.