The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.