Turin, Italy
'Baci Rubati' ('Stolen Kisses')
This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.
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Turin, Italy
This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.
Rome, Italy
This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.
Turin, Italy
The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."
Turin, Italy
One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.
Turin, Italy
When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.
Turin, Italy
The only Malaysian food truck in Italy slings tangy chicken satay that even Italians love.
Turin, Italy
Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.
Turin, Italy
A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.
Turin, Italy
The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.
Rome, Italy
This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.