Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A galley-shaped memorial to the prisoners of an infamous fortress.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.