Milan, Italy
Torre Velasca (Velasca Tower)
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
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Milan, Italy
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
Pisa, Italy
Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.
Bologna, Italy
This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.
Turin, Italy
This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.
Ravenna, Italy
Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.
Milan, Italy
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Grazie, Italy
In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.
Rovigo, Italy
All that is left of this medieval castle is two towers, both of which now display a visible tilt.
Verona, Italy
One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.
Porto Tolle, Italy
The chimney of a shuttered power station in the Po Delta is the second-tallest structure in Italy.
Bologna, Italy
Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.
Rimini, Italy
This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.
Rovigo, Italy
Inside this medieval defense tower stands a modern residential building.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Mantua, Italy
The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.
Invergarry, Scotland
From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
Eaglesham, Scotland
The biggest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.