Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.