London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
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London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Pavia, Italy
What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?
Florence, Italy
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Naples, Italy
In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.
Nemi, Italy
Caligula's colossal pleasure ships, discovered by Mussolini only to be lost in flames.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Bologna, Italy
In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.
Capo Testa, Italy
Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.
Lucca, Italy
The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Orvieto, Italy
Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.
Ravenna, Italy
Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Tropea, Italy
A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Pavia, Italy
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
Florence, Italy
Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.