In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

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

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

A tribute to the city's rich history of shipbuilding.

Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

The largest timber structure in Europe.

The abandoned club hides in the hills of Ibiza.

An unexpected homage to 90s celebrities hidden in a corner of Ibiza.

The largest and best preserved necropolis in the Western Mediterranean.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

Two bulls enter. One leaves a champion—but neither loses its life.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.