Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.