This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."