Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Venice's island of the dead.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

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

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

Stone Age solar temple is aligned with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."