The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

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

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

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

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

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

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

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

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