Rome, Italy
Mausoleum of Augustus
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
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Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Rome, Italy
The Pope’s secret escape route.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Saturnia, Italy
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Rome, Italy
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Florence, Italy
A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Florence, Italy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Berlin, Germany
A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.