Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

This Croatian island is for sale but no one is buying due to the dozens of accused Nazi sympathizers who were massacred there after WWII.

When Croatia became independent of Yugoslavia, the splintering governments left behind these concrete tunnels.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

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

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

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

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The middle finger of modernity.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.