Comuna Arefu, Romania
Prometheus Statue at Vidraru Dam
The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.
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Comuna Arefu, Romania
The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.
Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Florence, Italy
Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.
Florence, Italy
The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Avezzano, Italy
This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.
Canale Monterano, Italy
The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
Palestrina, Italy
The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.
Cerveteri, Italy
Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.
Rome, Italy
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Rome, Italy
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.