The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.