This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.