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

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

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.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

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

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

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

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.