Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

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

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

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.