A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building 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 yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.