Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

The memorial stands at the intersection of the rivers Morava and Danube.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.

This statue points to another unusual companion work of art often overlooked by visitors.

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.

A rebuilt Roman city that was once the largest Roman settlement in the region.

Meet the oldest inhabitants of this Italian hamlet, a series of oddly preserved mummies.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

This impressive mural is just one amazing artwork on the walls of a data center in Padua.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.