Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

A memorial to the Vicentine who survived and documented Magellan's circumnavigation of the world.

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

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

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.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.

This striking sculpture of a supermodel in a yoga pose challenges traditional public art.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.