The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

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.

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

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

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

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

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

Venice's island of the dead.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

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

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

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

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.