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Havre de Grace, Maryland

Dr. Gloom's Crypt of Curiosities

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A bald eagle flies in front of the dam.

Darlington, Maryland

Conowingo Dam

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

Joesting-Gorsuch House

Street, Maryland

Joesting-Gorsuch House

Slated for demolition, this house was relocated piece by piece.

The Exorcist Stairs

Washington, D.C.

The Exorcist Stairs

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Some of the more than 50,000 beloved pets buried at Aspin Hill.

Silver Spring, Maryland

Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

Sargasso

North Atlantic Ocean

Sargasso Sea

The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.

Wreck of the Titanic

Atlantic Ocean

Wreck of the Titanic

Fascination continues to surround one of history's most infamous shipwrecks.

Trullo di Marziolla

Locorotondo, Italy

Trullo di Marziolla

The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.

Inside the Blue Grotto

Anacapri, Italy

Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Visitors can see Vesuvius from the pergola.

Anacapri, Italy

Villa San Michele

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

Tiberius

Capri, Italy

Villa Jovis

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

Ruins of Elea-Velia

Marina di Ascea, Italy

Parco Archeologico di Velia

This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.

Valle dei Mulini

Sorrento, Italy

Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills)

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Grotto dello Smeraldo

Conca dei Marini, Italy

Grotto dello Smeraldo

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

Fontanelle Cemetery Caves.
Permanently Closed

Naples, Italy

Fontanelle Cemetery Caves

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

Catacombs of San Gennaro.

Naples, Italy

Catacombs of San Gennaro

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Ruins of Liternum

Naples, Italy

Ruins of Liternum

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

Thermopolia of Pompeii

Pompeii, Italy

Thermopolia of Pompeii

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Rocks of Rovigliano

Torre Annunziata, Italy

Rock of Rovigliano

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

Villa dei Misteri seen from above.

Pompeii, Italy

Villa dei Misteri

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Villa of Poppaea, Oplontis

Torre Annunziata, Italy

Ruins of Oplontis

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

Antro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)

Monte di Cuma, Italy

Antro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Casina Vanvitelliana and pier.

Bacoli, Italy

Casina Vanvitelliana

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.

The upside-down fig tree.

Bacoli, Italy

Upside-Down Fig Tree

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

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