This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

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

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

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

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

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

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

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

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

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.