This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

Sip a Negroni Sbagliato in the bar that invented it.

An abandoned piece of phallic art repurposed by locals into a makeshift fertility shrine.

A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

A 2,000-year-old engineering wonder hides beneath an Italian town.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.