Rome, Italy
The Catacombs of San Sebastian
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rome, Italy
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
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.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Paris, France
The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.
Santo André, Brazil
The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.
Tobermory, Ontario
This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.
Toronto, Ontario
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.
Toronto, Ontario
A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.