An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

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

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

This medieval Italian village was transformed into an architectural marvel by the famous "Papessa" Donna Olimpia.

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

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.