A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

Only a few walls remain of the last church the Pilgrims used before they sailed to North America.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

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

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

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

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

A massive explosion that leveled hundreds of buildings in the city of Leiden is remembered by a waterside plaque.

Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.