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

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

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

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

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

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

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

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

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

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

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

Death road of Bolivia.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

The Kenyan town where the best distance runners in the world are trained.

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

The house in the middle of the motorway.

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.