Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

What better place to take a seat?

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.