The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The middle finger of modernity.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

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

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."