This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

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.

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

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

This decaying complex from the early 1900s was once the site of massive iron and fluorite mines.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.