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A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

When the river dries up, these stones start talking.

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

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.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The origin of this sinisterly shaped forest is rooted in mystery.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.