Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
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Helfaut, France
La Coupole
This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.
Paris, France
Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Venice, Italy
Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Vernazza, Italy
Cinque Terre
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Florence, Italy
Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
Italy
Carezza Rainbow Lake
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Permanently Closed
Italy
The Abandoned Village of Leri Cavour
A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.
Venice, Italy
Church of Santa Margherita
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Milan, Italy
Torre Velasca (Velasca Tower)
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
Bologna, Italy
Relics in the Basilica of San Domenico
A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.
Venice, Italy
Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Stelvio, Italy
Stelvio Pass
One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.
Permanently Closed
Milan, Italy
Antichi Vizi
Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.
Bologna, Italy
Statue of Pope Gregory XIII
A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.
Bologna, Italy
The Three Arrows
Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.
Milan, Italy
'Saint Bartholomew Flayed'
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Milan, Italy
Monumental Cemetery of Milan
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Venice, Italy
Ponte delle Tette
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Genoa, Italy
Roman Polanski's Neptune
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
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.
Capriate San Gervasio, Italy
Crespi d’Adda Cemetery
A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."
Pisa, Italy
The Camposanto
Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.
Fiorano modenese, Italy
Salse di Nirano
Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.
