A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

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

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

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

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

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

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

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.

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

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.