Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.

This Volcano-like rest area was designed by architect Giulio Ceppi built according to energy efficiency and ecological footprint standards.

An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.

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

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

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

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

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

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.