The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.