In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

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

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

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

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

A statue dedicated to the story behind the founded of the city.

A Munch-inspired sculpture brings the despair of war to life.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

An unlikely link between a quiet English town and Sydney’s skyline.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.