The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

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

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

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

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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