Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

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

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

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

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

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.