This demonic monument commemorates a carving destroyed in World War II.

The world’s largest collection of cork models of ancient Roman buildings, made by a court baker and his son.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.