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Monument of Lysicrates

Athens, Greece

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

A Stumbling Stone memorial in Rome.

Rome, Italy

Stumbling Stones of Rome

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

The balcony.

Rome, Italy

Mussolini's Balcony

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Entrance to Liverpool Central Library.

Liverpool, England

Liverpool Central Library Entrance Riddle

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

Roman circus of Tarragona.

Tarragona, Spain

Roman Circus and Praetorian Tower

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.

The green shelter.

London, England

Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The reliquary containing the arm of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Naples, Italy

The Arm of St. Thomas Aquinas

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

 Basilica of San Vitale.

Ravenna, Italy

Basilica of San Vitale

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Fountain of Neptune.

Bologna, Italy

Fountain of Neptune

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

The Arabic inscription, which contains a verse from the Quran.

Palermo, Italy

Arabic Inscription of Palermo Cathedral

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

Skulls of nobles and the clergy were placed in niches in the walls, and their bodies painted around them.

Naples, Italy

Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

One of these columns hides a cross.

Córdoba, Spain

Cross of the Captive

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Torri di Bologna

Bologna, Italy

Towers of Bologna

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

Proteus anguinus

Postojna, Slovenia

Olm

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

Dragon Bridge

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dragon Bridge

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Grotta Gigante

Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy

Grotta Gigante

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Skocjan Caves

Matavun, Slovenia

Skocjan Caves

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

A simbol of Postojna Cave - Brilijant

Postojna, Slovenia

Postojna Caves

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

The Piazza dei Miracoli, with the Tower in the center and the two white anchors in the lower right.

Pisa, Italy

Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The Boutzi fortress in Greece.

Nafplio, Greece

Bourtzi

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

Heligoland (foreground) and Düne beyond.

Heligoland, Germany

Heligoland

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Piazza dell'Anfiteatro in Lucca.

Lucca, Italy

Piazza dell'Anfiteatro

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Grasshopper.

London, England

Signs of Old Lombard Street

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Columns of the Temple of Augustus.

Barcelona, Spain

Columns of the Temple of Augustus

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

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