This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

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

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

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

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

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

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

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.