The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

A strange-looking 18th-century tower sits on a tiny islet just off Livorno.

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

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

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

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.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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