According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.