In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.