This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

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

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

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

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

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

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

This medieval castle was home to a known tyrant and features several hidden passages.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.