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Antonio Bernocchi's mausoleum

Milan, Italy

Monumental Cemetery of Milan

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Bosco Verticale

Milan, Italy

Bosco Verticale

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

The statue with Palazzo Mezzanotte on the background

Milan, Italy

L.O.V.E.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

The Evoluon glowing at night.

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Evoluon

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

Flying Pins

Eindhoven, Netherlands

'Flying Pins'

These giant yellow bowling pins seem to be defying gravity.

Van Gogh Bicycle Path

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Van Gogh Bicycle Path

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

De Berenkuil

Eindhoven, Netherlands

De Berenkuil

A bike traffic circle showcasing the works of local graffiti artists.

Arch of Trajan in Benevento

Benevento, Italy

Arch of Trajan in Benevento

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

Castel del Monte

Andria, Italy

Castel del Monte

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

Sunlight entering through an opening in the ceiling of Basilica di San Petronio.

Bologna, Italy

Meridian Line of Basilica di San Petronio

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

Looking out onto la Civita, the city center, from an ancient grotto in Sassi di Matera.

Matera, Italy

Sassi di Matera

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

The sculpture park.

Matera, Italy

La Palomba

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

Camp 2

Oswiecim, Poland

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

St. Mary's Basilica

Krakow, Poland

St. Mary's Basilica

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Faro di Gaggio Montano

Gaggio Montano, Italy

Faro di Gaggio Montano

A unique combination of a lighthouse and a poignant memorial to the fallen of the two world wars.

Grotte di Labante

Labante, Italy

Grotte di Labante

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

Etna erupting in 2002.

Belpasso, Italy

Mount Etna

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The mysterious elephant.

Catania, Italy

Elephant Fountain

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Búðakirkja

Iceland

Búðakirkja

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Vista over Goðafoss

Iceland

Godafoss

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

A mud pot.

Iceland

Námafjall

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A toxic-smelling steam rises from the mud.

Iceland

Námaskarð

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

Dettifoss waterfall.

Iceland

Dettifoss

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Stuðlagil Canyon

Eiriksstadhir, Iceland

Stuðlagil Canyon

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

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