The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

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

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

Nobles would stage mock naval battles on this large lake at the Royal Palace of Caserta.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

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

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

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

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

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

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

One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.