A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The middle finger of modernity.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

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

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

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

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

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.