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This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.

This mineral lake known for its healing powers is so buoyant it's been dubbed the "Dead Sea of Canada."

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.