The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

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

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

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

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

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

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

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

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

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

Grand Cayman is home to a colorful sculpture garden filled with giant concrete animals.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

There is one corporation registered for every three square feet of space in this inconspicuous office building.

A massive maritime collision may have led to the myth of a resort island's strange financial status.