A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

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

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

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

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

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

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

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

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A comprehensive collection of toy and model trains, largely from the mid-20th century.

This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.