Chamonix, France
Argentière Glacier
Trek up this glacier before it disappears.
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Chamonix, France
Trek up this glacier before it disappears.
Aosta, Italy
An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."
Candelo, Italy
A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.
Panzini, Italy
A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.
Balestrino, Italy
Abandoned medieval hill town.
Tende, France
Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Italy
The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."
Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy
Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."
Arzachena, Italy
Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.
Villaggio Monte Busca, Italy
This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.
Pavia, Italy
These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.
Milan, Italy
Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.
Milan, Italy
Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.
Milan, Italy
The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.
Milan, Italy
The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.
Milan, Italy
An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.
Piacenza, Italy
The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Sirmione, Italy
On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.
Cavriana, Italy
An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
A vertical tube that allows you to see what's going on underneath the Antarctic sea ice.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.
Antarctica
An ice field known for harboring an infamous Martian meteorite turned out to contain the oldest air on Earth.
Antarctica
One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.