This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

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

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

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