An independent bookstore and press with a large collection of local and English-language literature.

One of Singapore’s few remaining building with a WWII air raid shelter.

Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.

Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Tiny museum with unusual specimens.

Venice's island of the dead.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.