A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

Largest cave system in Africa.

In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

His body was found mysteriously preserved in a Swedish mine over 40 years after his initial disappearance.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.