This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

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

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

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

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

A local legend says the theft of a holy relic explains the hand-shaped bloodstain on the facade of this cathedral.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

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