This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

Typewriter museum housing more than 1,500 machines preserves the history of the grandfather of computers.