This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

The oldest private art gallery in all of Hungary.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

The ruins of an early 1900s neo-Baroque mansion sit nestled in a local park in the Hungarian plains.

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

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

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

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

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

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.