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

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

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

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

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

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

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Make it an offering.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.