Santa Venere, Italy
Temple of Hera II
Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
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Santa Venere, Italy
Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
Rimini, Italy
This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.
London, England
Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.
San Jose, California
Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Florence, Italy
An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.
St. Louis, Missouri
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
Combe, England
Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.
Rome, Italy
Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.
Rome, Italy
Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Portsmouth, England
Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.
Gloucestershire, England
A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.
Port Erin, Isle of Man
A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.
Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue
Port Erin, Isle of Man
A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.
Farnham, England
The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
Salerno, Italy
According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.
Lyndhurst, England
According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Venice, Italy
The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.