This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.