Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.