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.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Gravina in Puglia, Italy
An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.
Trani, Italy
Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.
Italy
This site marks the oldest known settlement in Campania, inhabited around 9,000 years ago.
Venosa, Italy
The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.
Pietragalla, Italy
Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This 1836 church, constructed by formerly enslaved people, honors a leader in Afrocentric music.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.
Thorold, Ontario
Abandoned for over a century, this chilling train tunnel is now a destination for ghost hunters.
Port Colborne, Ontario
This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.
Pelham, Ontario
Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.
Lincoln, Ontario
The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.
Grimsby, Ontario
The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.
Hamilton, Ontario
With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.