Syracuse, Italy
Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo
Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.
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Syracuse, Italy
Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.
Erice, Italy
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Palermo, Italy
Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Rome, Italy
In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Florence, Italy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
Liverpool, England
This stone once marked the boundaries of Liverpool's medieval markets.
Munich, Germany
These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Semaphore, Australia
This stone tower was built in the late 19th century to signal the time to ships in the water.
Brewarrina, Australia
These Aboriginal fish traps are among the oldest human constructions in the world.
Clifton, Australia
An impressive site containing some of the earth’s rarest living fossils.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Liverpool, England
Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.