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The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

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

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

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

Ukrainian defense contractor's center for studying "pyramid energy."

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

A literary park dedicated to the memory of a filmmaker, writer, and intellectual who was killed in 1975.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

This room of wonder is full of relics, from knights in armor to rare works of art.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.