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Doors of the Dead

Bergamo, Italy

Doors of the Dead

It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

Front gate

Bergamo, Italy

Cappella Colleoni

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

Rinoceronte

Brescia, Italy

Rinoceronte di Piazza Vittoria

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.

The knocker that gives the door its name.

Turin, Italy

Portone del Diavolo (Devil's Door)

This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

The “eyes of the Devil.”

Turin, Italy

Occhi del Diavolo

The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.

Piazza Statuto

Turin, Italy

Piazza Statuto

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

South side

Turin, Italy

'Baci Rubati' ('Stolen Kisses')

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

Dome of San Lorenzo.

Turin, Italy

The Dome of San Lorenzo

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

The slice of polenta, head-on

Turin, Italy

Fetta di Polenta

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Myddelton Passage Police Graffiti

London, England

Myddelton Passage Police Graffiti

These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.

De Waag at the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Waag

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Sea Palace

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sea Palace

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.

Juliet's sarcophagus.

Verona, Italy

'Juliet's Tomb'

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Church of San Giacomo di Rialto

Venice, Italy

Church of San Giacomo di Rialto

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Brusio Spiral Viaduct

Brusio, Switzerland

Brusio Spiral Viaduct

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.

The Marforio Dragon

Venice, Italy

Marforio Dragon Lamp

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

Juliet's balcony

Verona, Italy

Juliet's Balcony

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The flat circular centre of the henge

Eamont Bridge, England

King Arthur's Round Table

Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.

The sole remaining standing stone.

Eamont Bridge, England

Mayburgh Henge

An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.

The Giant's Grave.

Penrith, England

Giant’s Grave

It may not be the final resting place of a literal giant, but the Giant’s Grave is still archaeologically important.

Stockport Air Disaster Memorial Site

Manchester, England

Stockport Air Disaster Memorial

Remembering the 72 passengers who lost their lives in 1967 airplane wreck.

Site Of Strawberry Studios, Stockport

Stockport, England

Strawberry Studios

Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.

An Obscure Start

Stockport, England

Where The Mersey Rises

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

One of the BHS murals tells the origin story of Stockport.

Stockport, England

The BHS Murals in Stockport

The history of Stockport is rendered In colorful concrete artwork.

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