South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Cast Iron Cookware Man
The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.
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South Pittsburg, Tennessee
The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.
Washington, D.C.
Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Lakeland, Florida
A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Naples, Italy
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
Naples, Italy
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.
Rome, Italy
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.
Rome, Italy
This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.
Rome, Italy
This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.
Budapest, Hungary
The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Levoča, Slovakia
Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.
Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.