This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

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

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

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

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

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

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