A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.