Rome, Italy
Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
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Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Berlin, Germany
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Venice, Italy
Venice's island of the dead.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Dusseldorf, Germany
A varied collection of brains in alcohol.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
Bologna, Italy
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Calipatria, California
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Borrego Springs, California
A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.
Munich, Germany
This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Chieti, Italy
One of the earliest relics of Italian art is this ornately equipped stone soldier.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Italy
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.