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Cesare Lombroso's Museum of Criminal Anthropology

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

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Medieval Village

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

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Added by Annalisa

Recreating the famous scene!

Fiat Lingotto Factory

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

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The slice of polenta, head-on

Fetta di Polenta

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

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Pietro Micca Museum

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.

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Torre Bert Listening Station

Torre Bert Listening Station

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

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The Stele of Mount Musinè

A mysterious stele of unknown origin sits on the peak of this curious mountain.

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