This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

The middle finger of modernity.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.