Retorbido, Italy
Ancient Sources of Retorbido
These four fountains are said to have healing properties, with a glass of the 'miracle' water being given to Louis XII of France.
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Retorbido, Italy
These four fountains are said to have healing properties, with a glass of the 'miracle' water being given to Louis XII of France.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
London, England
A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.
London, England
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Milan, Italy
The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Paris, France
Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.