Vatican City
Vatican Necropolis
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
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Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Brussels, Belgium
Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Zurich, Switzerland
Unconventional site where the tracks of Zurich tramcars intersect.
Zurich, Switzerland
This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Rome, Italy
The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The history and future of cannabis.