The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

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

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

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.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Venice's island of the dead.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

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

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland.

The only tower of an aerial tramway standing over a ski-lift.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.