Québec City, Québec
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A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.
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Québec City, Québec
A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Rome, Italy
The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Florence, Italy
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
Florence, Italy
Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Florence, Italy
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Rome, Italy
A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Venice, Italy
An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.
Venice, Italy
The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
New York, New York
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
Chartres, France
The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.