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

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

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

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

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.