Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

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

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

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.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.