These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

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

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

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

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

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

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.