The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

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

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

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

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

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

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

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