A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.