A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.

A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

A twisted steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center is the centerpiece of this memorial for those who died on September 11, 2001.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

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

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

This historic hiding place, often used by people escaping slavery, is a testament to a heroic struggle for freedom.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.