Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

The world's longest known cave system.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.