Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.

This moss-covered, rocky outcropping looks like a mythical beast resting in the water.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.

This Volcano-like rest area was designed by architect Giulio Ceppi built according to energy efficiency and ecological footprint standards.

An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.