When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

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

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

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.