This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

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

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

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

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

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

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.