Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.

For centuries this cliffside aqueduct was believed to be of Roman origin, but it actually dates to the medieval era.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Visit the art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.