A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

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

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

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

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

This rare effigy of the author spent years lost in storage.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

The largest model carrot in the world.

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.