Florence, Italy
Vasari Corridor
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
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Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Erice, Italy
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Florence, Italy
Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.
Palermo, Italy
Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.
Palermo, Italy
An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.
Palermo, Italy
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Palermo, Italy
Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Bologna, Italy
A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
Rome, Italy
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
London, England
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
Drogheda, Ireland
This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.
Rome, Italy
This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.