A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

The first passenger cable car in the world.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

The eerie ruins of this feudal fortress witnessed the execution of 60 conspirators in 1387.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

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

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A twisted steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center is the centerpiece of this memorial for those who died on September 11, 2001.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.