An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

This fantastical faceless sculpture in Spain is on the grandest scale.

Did a Halloween gathering at this site kick off Scotland’s witch trials?

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

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

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

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.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

Europe's largest river aquarium features freshwater species from around the world.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.