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Cesare Lombroso's Museum of Criminal Anthropology

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Medieval Village

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Fiat Lingotto Factory

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

Fetta di Polenta

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Pietro Micca Museum

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

Plana's Perpetual Calendar

A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.

'Baci Rubati' ('Stolen Kisses')

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

Torre Bert Listening Station

Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.

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Faux produce on display at Turin's Fruit Museum.

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The 19th-century device accurately tracks 4,000 years with nine cylinders and a crank.

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