This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

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

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.