A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This bronze boy sits on one of Capri's rocky cliffs, waving at the passing boats.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.