Vatican City
Vatican City Walls
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
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Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Ravenna, Italy
Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.
Bolzano, Italy
Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
Alleghe, Italy
A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Turin, Italy
The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Canterbury, England
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
Nice, France
An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Zaragoza, Spain
A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Barcelona, Spain
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Monaco
This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.
London, England
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.