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

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

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

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

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

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

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

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.