Barolo, Italy
Barolo Wine Museum
A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine.
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Rome, Italy
Sisinnius Fresco in the Basilica San Clemente
A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
The Aventine Keyhole
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
Saint Victoria's Incorruptible Body
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
Paris, France
Georges Méliès's Grave
The final resting place of the "father of special effects."
Milan, Italy
The Wall of the Dolls
This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.
Berlin, Germany
Wir Waren Nachbarn (We Were Neighbors)
A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.
Caserta, Italy
Peschiera Grande
Nobles would stage mock naval battles on this large lake at the Royal Palace of Caserta.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
San Carlo, Italy
Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo
For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pillsbury A-Mill
This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
F. Scott Fitzgerald House
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Palermo, Italy
The Martorana
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Los Angeles, California
Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
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Los Angeles, California
The Babylon Court
This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
Los Angeles, California
Capitol Records Building Morse Code
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna Square
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
London, England
Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
Padua, Italy
Padua Astronomical Clock
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.
Cloquet, Minnesota
Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
