Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

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

One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.