This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.