This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.