An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

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

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.

An architectural oddity where the triglyphs of the courtyard of walls create an optical illusion.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

Inside the small garden of two mid-century apartment buildings stands a centuries-old bell tower, separated from its original church and hidden from view.

This decoration above a door, an unofficial family crest, is said to come alive during the night to try to get free of the stone.