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

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

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

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

This ruined relic of the medieval city of Jahanpanah is a quiet oasis in the middle of New Delhi.

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

This magical and eccentric stepwell is a hidden treasure within the ancient fort city of Mandu.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.