These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The middle finger of modernity.

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

A museum tracing the origins & modern day uses of the classic Scottish tartan, particularly the kilt.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This 150-year-old train station and caboose have been turned into a railroad museum, enjoyed by young and old alike.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.