Prague, Czechia
Tančící dům - Dancing House of Prague
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
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Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Dublin, Ireland
A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Milan, Italy
Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.
Milan, Italy
The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.