The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

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

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

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

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

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

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.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

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

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

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

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

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