Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

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

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."