Pompeii, Italy
The Brothels of Pompeii
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
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Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Ravello, Italy
Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.
Naples, Italy
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.
Naples, Italy
Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Drummond, Montana
This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Eagle, Alaska
This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.
Keeler, California
A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.
Ruth, Nevada
Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Etsaut, France
This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.
Kyoto, Japan
Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Ehrenberg, Arizona
The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.
Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Paris, France
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
Hartford, Connecticut
An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.