This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

Legend says the only thing buried within this magnificent tomb was a dog.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

Meet the oldest inhabitants of this Italian hamlet, a series of oddly preserved mummies.

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.

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

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.

A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

A deep mark on the remains of a Roman temple, believed to be left by a legendary warrior.

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

An eerie gravel road full of shards of red bricks leads to the ruins of a deserted factory.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.