Brooklyn’s wildest restaurant is serving ice cream in snail shells and marrow bones.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."