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

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

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

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.