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.
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Havre de Grace, Maryland
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.
Darlington, Maryland
Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.
Street, Maryland
Slated for demolition, this house was relocated piece by piece.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
North Atlantic Ocean
The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.
Atlantic Ocean
Fascination continues to surround one of history's most infamous shipwrecks.
Locorotondo, Italy
The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.
Anacapri, Italy
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Anacapri, Italy
The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.
Capri, Italy
The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.
Marina di Ascea, Italy
This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Conca dei Marini, Italy
A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.
Naples, Italy
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Naples, Italy
An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.
Naples, Italy
A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.
Pompeii, Italy
This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.
Monte di Cuma, Italy
Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.
Bacoli, Italy
The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.
Bacoli, Italy
A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.