An industrial waste tourist attraction.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

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

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

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.