Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.