Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

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

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

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

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

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

In a Connecticut park, a statue pays tribute to the Indigenous people of this land.