This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

A giant coin serves as a very unusual yet creative monument commemorating one of the most important people in the history of Trieste.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

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

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This large sculpture of white plates and forms is actually a huge sound amplifier.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

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

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.