Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

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

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.