This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

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

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

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Former host to the World Elephant Polo Championships.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.