Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

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.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.