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This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

In this museum, visitors are invited to touch the art.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

Hidden in a high mountain cave, this hermitage dates back to the ninth century.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.