This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.

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

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

A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

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

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Colorful power station with a chimney equipped with a gallery for exhaust monitoring equipment.

An artistic melting pot inside an old roadside inn from the Ottoman era.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.