According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Venice's island of the dead.

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

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

This towering monument is dedicated in memory of a most unusually named, yet heroic, horse.

Four hundred years ago, this turned-about message was carved into one of Winchester Cathedral's exterior walls.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.