The middle finger of modernity.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

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

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

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

An urban laboratory.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.