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

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

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The last of the bushrangers in New South Wales.

The pillar of this bridge contains a small home and underneath, a ballroom.

The unique work of art celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 1988 World Expo.

A colorful sculpture of an Australian symbol patrols an otherwise ordinary traffic island.

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.