Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.