The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

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

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

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

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

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

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

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

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.