Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.

This region of the Perugia municipality has an unforgettable name.

Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.