Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

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

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

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

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.

An original apothecary from 1792.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.