Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

A museum entirely dedicated to the evolution of mining lamps.

The house where Harlequin was born.

The tallest structure in Italy is a remote radio transmitter in Sicily.

An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.

The largest civilian satellite control center in the world is located in the middle of a drained lake.

The first passenger cable car in the world.

One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.

Production site for handmade clay bricks.

This Italian museum is a one-of-a-kind celebration of printing and type.

One of the earliest relics of Italian art is this ornately equipped stone soldier.

Europe's simulation of the Martian surface uses soil from Mount Vesuvius.

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.

Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.

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

Typewriter museum housing more than 1,500 machines preserves the history of the grandfather of computers.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

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

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

While most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about wood.