Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.