A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

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

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

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

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

A heavily politicized roundabout discussing the state of a heavily politicized country.

This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.