A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

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.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

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

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

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

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.