Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

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

This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

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

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

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

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

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

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

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.