Valencia, Spain
Central Market of Valencia
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
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Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
Valencia, Spain
With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Naples, Italy
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Venice, Italy
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
San Nicola di Tremiti, Italy
An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.
Pipestone, Minnesota
A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.
Duluth, Minnesota
The watery grave of an impractical idea.
Hibbing, Minnesota
Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.
Louisville, Kentucky
A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.