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

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world