These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

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

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

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

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

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

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.