One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

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.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

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

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

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

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.