Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.