The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

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

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

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

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

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.