The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

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

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.