This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

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

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

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

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

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

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

This bronze boy sits on one of Capri's rocky cliffs, waving at the passing boats.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.

In this coastal town, the time-honored tradition of reenacting the struggle between the Christians and Moors includes the arrival of the Moorish fleet.

The legendary bathing site of a Moorish queen is actually part of a Roman fish farm.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.