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

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

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

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.