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Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Everything from fried brains to stewed lungs are on the menu at this nose-to-tail spot.

One of Africa's windiest and most scenic roads is a national symbol of Angola.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.