Tbilisi, Georgia
Bridge of Peace
With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.
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Tbilisi, Georgia
With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.
Moscow, Russia
An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.
Akhmeta, Georgia
Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.
Naples, Italy
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Paris, France
An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.
Bergamo, Italy
If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
A reconstruction of a classic mansion on the island of Delos was designed for a historian and archaeologist.
Pompeii, Italy
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
Paris, France
A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.
Portici, Italy
The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Naples, Italy
An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.
Naples, Italy
The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Naples, Italy
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
Jūrmala, Latvia
This seaside pine grove features an exclusive watchtower that presents amazing views.
Paris, France
A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.
Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan
Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.
Mantua, Italy
The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.
Esztergom, Hungary
An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.
Montpellier, France
This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.
Mantua, Italy
The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.