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This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

Denmark’s never-ending bridge.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

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

Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.

The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

A strange-looking 18th-century tower sits on a tiny islet just off Livorno.

An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.