Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

A mysterious Castle is now home to a rare breed of goat.

The ruins of a hermitage constructed during the 12th century.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.

The ruins of a stone tower with alleged (but unlikely) Roman origins.

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

Ancient site of Mongolian Shamanism located near a road leading out of Ulaanbaatar.

One of the largest statues in Israel was erected to protest pollution.