It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

One of the world's tallest flagpoles.

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

A mausoleum dedicated to a warrior felled by misplaced loyalty and tragic circumstances.

This statue of the famed saint is missing his right hand, a rare depiction of his posthumous amputation.

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.