Munich, Germany
Wurmeck
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
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Munich, Germany
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Rheinturm
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Budapest, Hungary
Terror Háza
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Marostica, Italy
The Living Chess Game - Partita a Scacchi di Marostica
Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.
Cittadella, Italy
Cittadella City Walls
Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.
Vicenza, Italy
Torre Bissara
One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.
Verona, Italy
Juliet's Balcony
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Permanently Closed
Venice, Italy
Giant Hands of Venice’s Grand Canal
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Venice, Italy
Church of Santa Margherita
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Lost Third Column
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
Scala Contarini del Bovolo
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
Libreria Acqua Alta
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Sirmione, Italy
Scaligero Castle
One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
Santuario Madonna della Corona
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Italy
Road of 52 Tunnels
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.
Rome, Italy
Monument to the Fallen of Dogali
An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.
Rome, Italy
Campo de Fiori
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Langhirano, Italy
Museum of Prosciutto di Parma
Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.
Florence, Italy
Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David
A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.
Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Milan, Italy
Cimitero di Guerra di Milano (Milan War Cemetery)
A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.
Naples, Italy
Ruins of Liternum
A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.
