A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

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

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

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

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

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

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.