Italy
Carezza Rainbow Lake
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
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Italy
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Mons, Belgium
A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.
Brussels, Belgium
Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.
Blegny, Belgium
Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Genappe, Belgium
A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.