Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

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

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

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

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Venice's island of the dead.

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

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

See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.