The middle finger of modernity.

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

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

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

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

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.

This Australian beach became famous when Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared from its shores.

Thousands of used shoes create a unique public art exhibit along this old paddock fence.

Fiberglas monument to Moonbi's poultry industry.

This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.

In this Red Rock forest, a small enclave plays host to a collection of wacky figurines.

A small mountain cave tucked away along Kings Highway has become a shrine to the beloved character.

A potpourri of rocks, fossils, and crystals is rounded out by a dinosaur garden and a 15-foot great white shark.

Can of beer on top of a Cobar hotel with a world record.