The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

Legend says the only thing buried within this magnificent tomb was a dog.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.

A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.