A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

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

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

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

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

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

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

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

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

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

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.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.