The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

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

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

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

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

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

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

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

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.