This distinctive lighthouse with an iron skeleton is one of the tallest on the East Coast.

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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