Erice, Italy
Phoenician Walls of Erice
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
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Erice, Italy
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Florence, Italy
Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.
Bronx, New York
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
Providence, Rhode Island
A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.
Manchester, Vermont
Pick up a kebab and a credenza at this unique combination furniture store and café.
Savannah, Georgia
More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Savannah, Georgia
Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.
Savannah, Georgia
This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.
Hardeeville, South Carolina
A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Savannah, Georgia
You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Granada, Nicaragua
The crumbling remains of a once-grand building.
Doha, Qatar
This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.