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The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

These artificial caves crafted by ancient Romans were elaborate fish farms for moray eels.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.