A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.