Bologna, Italy
Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.
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Bologna, Italy
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.
Bologna, Italy
This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.
Bologna, Italy
The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.
Bologna, Italy
An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A pocket of Buenos Aires with an unusually high concentration of psychotherapists.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bible stories are brought to life with gloriously cartoonish kitsch in this South American theme park.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A vast necropolis where you'll find the elaborate mausoleums of Argentinian tango stars.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Seattle, Washington
This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.
Columbus, Ohio
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Madison, Wisconsin
Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.
Frankfurt, Germany
This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.
Bologna, Italy
Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Collipulli, Chile
This bright yellow bridge is a true engineering feat.
London, England
You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.
London, England
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
Wellington, New Zealand
A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.