An image of two murdered magistrates became iconic and is reproduced in metal as a memorial on the Civitavecchia sea front.

Why does this Italian coastal city have a statue of a 17th-century samurai?

The famous sculptor had a hand in this imposing fortress.

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

These bronze horses on the gates of the Royal Palace of Naples were a gift from a Russian tsar.

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

These two remaining restored marble fountains were part of a set of four which graced the corners of an important crossroads in Messina until the earthquake of 1908

The cathedral is not really remarkable except for the campanile with its astronomical clock and some amazing automatons which perform every day at noon

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

A life-sized statue commemorating the former manager of Ipswich's football team.

Two larger-than-life Sean Henry sculptures blend in with the people of Colchester's high street.

its a 480 Meter tunnel on a public bridal way which is currently unlit so take a torch even in the day

A monument at the site of a decisive battle in the First English Civil War.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

A remarkable collection of the machines which this industrial city was dependent upon for both commerce and domestic life.