Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The middle finger of modernity.

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.