Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.