A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

A former royal garden with lush surroundings in the heart of the city.

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.