The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

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.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.