This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

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

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This small island off the coast of Uruguay hosts the largest colony of sea lions and fur seals in the southern hemisphere.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.