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

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

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

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

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

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

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

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Destructive children, start your engines.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.