Ercolano, Italy
Osservatorio Vesuviano (Vesuvius Observatory)
The oldest volcanology research center in the world.
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Ercolano, Italy
The oldest volcanology research center in the world.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.
Pozzuoli, Italy
A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
Naples, Italy
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.
Naples, Italy
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Naples, Italy
The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.
Naples, Italy
The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Naples, Italy
In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.
Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.
West Palm Beach, Florida
This historic site situated in the Northwood shores neighborhood houses the remains of a forgotten town.
Palm Beach, Florida
This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Veiga, Spain
This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Washington, D.C.
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
Bloomington, Illinois
A giant wooden statue of one of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century baseball.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.
Washington, D.C.
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
Alexandria, Virginia
Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.
Chevy Chase, Maryland
The wooded estate of the Forest Service employee responsible for D.C.’s cherry blossom trees.