A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

Where the dead once lay, art now plays.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.

This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.