Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.