Rome, Italy
Tomba di Nerone (Tomb of Nero)
Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.
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Naples, Italy
Birthplace of the Pizza Margherita Plaque
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Genoa, Italy
Roman Polanski's Neptune
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Rome, Italy
Mercatus Traiani (Trajan's Market)
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Norcia, Italy
Bosco Italia
A map of Italy made entirely of trees.
Genoa, Italy
Genoa Cathedral
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.
Padua, Italy
St. Anthony's Tongue
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Rome, Italy
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
Naples, Italy
Via dei Presepi
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Lost Third Column
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Genoa, Italy
Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
Belpasso, Italy
Mount Etna
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Naples, Italy
Toledo Art Station
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Marmore, Italy
Cascata delle Marmore (Marmore Falls)
Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.
Rome, Italy
Meridian Line of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Verona, Italy
Juliet's Balcony
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Vernazza, Italy
Cinque Terre
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Ercolano, Italy
Herculaneum
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Maracaibo, Venezuela
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
Once considered a marvel of engineering, there are now doubts about the structural integrity of this 5.4-mile cable-stayed bridge.
Bolívar, Venezuela
Old DC 3 Plane at Canaima Air Camp
The Canaima airstrip in Venezuela keeps an antique DC 3 plane in its camp.
Caracas, Venezuela
Esfera Caracas
One of the most iconic sculptures in Caracas looks like a large orange ball suspended in the air.
Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela
Mount Roraima Tripoint Marker
A pyramidal marker where the borders of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana meet on top of Mount Roraima.
Caracas, Venezuela
The Helix
This former shopping center now acts as the eccentric lair of the Venezuelan secret police and their shadow prison.
