Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

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

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

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

This Renaissance palace features a unique architectural design and is now home to the Ferrara National Art Gallery.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

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

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

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.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.