This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

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

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

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

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

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

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.