A replica of the beloved character's house, modeled after the author's own drawings.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Two 2,500-year-old Phoenician boats found on the coast of Spain, giving incredible insight into the ancient maritime traders.

An impressive display of ships and artifacts from the ancient Mediterranean maritime trade.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

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

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

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

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.