The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

This fishing contraption sits on top of a series of spindly wooden stilts.

Remains of a cargo ship that wrecked in 1988.

Frederick II died at this forgotten castle in Puglia, Italy.

Get a close-up look at a 16th-century Basque whaling ship at this factory and museum.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

A historic chapel and a water fountain linked to 60 miracles.

At this unique farm, you can interact with adorable donkeys and view an ancient dolmen.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

This 19th-century stone bridge in Mayenne was renamed after an American soldier who died defusing explosives placed under it, saving it from destruction during the town’s liberation in August 1944.

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

The menus here are a love letter to the culinary history of New Orleans.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

The world's largest pin (or tack) is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, at the Transit Authority of Central Kentucky (TACK) headquarters.

This world record holding pocketknife is so large that it has to be operated by a crane.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

An unusually European Pueblo church is actually the oldest Native American congregation in the United States.

This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.