The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

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

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.

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

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

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

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.