This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.

A unique underground car park that has become a popular filming location.

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

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

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

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

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

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

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

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

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

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

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

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