This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

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

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

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

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

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

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.