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This immaculately preserved church from late antiquity was originally the mausoleum of the Emperor Constantine's daughter.

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

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

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A beautiful 19th-century Armenian mansion is preserved above an unassuming cafe.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.