Averara, Italy
Torre della Sapienza (Tower of Wisdom)
This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.
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Averara, Italy
This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.
London, England
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
Urgnano, Italy
Statues portraying anatomical deformities were placed in this garden to foster ethical behavior.
Oneta, Italy
The house where Harlequin was born.
Bienno, Italy
A giant owl named Rocco oversees mythical woodland creatures along these charming mountain trails.
London, England
An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.
London, England
A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.
Cassiglio, Italy
This house is adorned with a serenade macabre from the Counter-Reformation period.
Collio, Italy
This decaying complex from the early 1900s was once the site of massive iron and fluorite mines.
Colere, Italy
A prehistoric route that has claimed many victims is now closed to traffic.
Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy
An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.
Bergamo, Italy
Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.
Bergamo, Italy
If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.
Schilpario, Italy
A museum entirely dedicated to the evolution of mining lamps.
Bergamo, Italy
A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.
Averara, Italy
Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Istanbul, Turkey
Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.
Torba, Italy
An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.
Varese, Italy
A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.
Capriate San Gervasio, Italy
A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."
Antalya, Turkey
This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.
Turkey
At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.
Tambon Mueang Phan, Thailand
An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.