Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

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

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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.