Rome, Italy
Arco dei Farnesi
This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.
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Rome, Italy
This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Tournai, Belgium
After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Jerusalem, Israel
The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.
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.
Palermo, Italy
Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.
Palermo, Italy
This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Berkeley, California
Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.