The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

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

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

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

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The middle finger of modernity.

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

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

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

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

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 Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.