Twentynine Palms, California
Skull Rock
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
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Twentynine Palms, California
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
San Diego, California
A blast from the past in central San Diego.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.
Clarksville, Indiana
Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
An old railroad crossing that’s been converted into a pedestrian bridge.
Birmingham, Alabama
In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.
Birmingham, Alabama
This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Rome, Italy
A square-domed symbol of resilience in the heart of the old Jewish Ghetto.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Rome, Italy
A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.