Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

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

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.