The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

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

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.