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An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

The world's most elegant power lines.

The defensive tower was built centuries ago to warn locals of Berber pirate attacks.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

A palatial art deco restroom.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Guitarist Paco de Lucía overlooks travelers as they pass through this train station dedicated to his legacy.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.