Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

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

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.