The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

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

Legend says the only thing buried within this magnificent tomb was a dog.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.