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

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

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”