An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

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

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

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

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

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.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.