In England, a barn-turned-wedding venue dates back to the 13th century.

A plaque honoring a Hungarian hero of Italy is hidden in plain sight in Palermo.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A delightful museum devoted to the history of books.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.