Bergamo, Italy
Doors of the Dead
It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.
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Bergamo, Italy
It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.
Bergamo, Italy
If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.
Brescia, Italy
This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.
Turin, Italy
This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.
Turin, Italy
The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.
Turin, Italy
This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.
Turin, Italy
This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.
Turin, Italy
The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."
Turin, Italy
When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.
London, England
These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
Verona, Italy
It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Brusio, Switzerland
This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.
Venice, Italy
An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Eamont Bridge, England
Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.
Eamont Bridge, England
An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.
Penrith, England
It may not be the final resting place of a literal giant, but the Giant’s Grave is still archaeologically important.
Manchester, England
Remembering the 72 passengers who lost their lives in 1967 airplane wreck.
Stockport, England
Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.
Stockport, England
The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.
Stockport, England
The history of Stockport is rendered In colorful concrete artwork.