This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

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

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.