Bergen, Norway
Fantoft Stave Church
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.
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Bergen, Norway
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Carthage, Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Rome, Italy
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
Andria, Italy
Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Rome, Italy
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.