This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

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

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

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

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

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

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