This unassuming sculpture depicts grandfather of science fiction Jules Verne and his brother as children.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A garden of flying flowers.

This unfinished sculpture, once loathed by locals, ultimately earned their affection.

The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.

This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.