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Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

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Roman Polanski's Neptune

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

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Civic Museum of Natural History Giacomo Doria

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

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Genoa Cathedral

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

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San Fruttuoso, Italy

Christ of the Abyss

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

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Chiavari, Italy

Colonia Fara

This former fascist summer camp is now an abandoned ruin.

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Pietranera, Italy

Colonia di Rovegno

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.

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21 MILEs FROM Genoa

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Rome Behind Locked Doors: Music, Magic, & Secret Crypts

Apr 1—Apr 7, 2019

Explore beneath Rome's streets and behind its locked doors to see a Rome that tourists rarely experience—magical, strange, and filled with legend.

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