France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

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

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

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

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