Genoa, Italy
Genoa Cathedral
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.
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Genoa, Italy
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.
Genoa, Italy
Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.
Genoa, Italy
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.
Vernazza, Italy
On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.
Vernazza, Italy
This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Portovenere, Italy
Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.
Canterbury, England
Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.
Schiphol, Netherlands
This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.
Bristol, England
After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.
Glasgow, Scotland
A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.
London, England
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
Stockport, England
The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.
London, England
Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.
Liverpool, England
These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.
London, England
An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.
Woking, England
This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'
Bratislava, Slovakia
A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.
Budapest, Hungary
A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.