Collodi, Italy
Tallest Wooden Pinocchio in the World
The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Collodi, Italy
The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.
Collodi, Italy
Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.
Vatican City
The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.
Lecce, Italy
A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.
Belpasso, Italy
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Rimini, Italy
Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
Bologna, Italy
A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.
Bologna, Italy
A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.
Bologna, Italy
A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Barcelona, Spain
An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Rēzekne, Latvia
Tucked away at a quiet Latvian crossroads, this stern, larger-than-life stone bust of a teenage communist martyr remains a fascinating and rare survivor of Soviet-era political idolization.
Błędów, Poland
People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The largest fountain in Bratislava.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.
Stará Bystrica, Slovakia
The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Druskininkai, Lithuania
This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.