An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

One of the oldest Rolls-Royce automobiles in existence, this vehicle was once driven by Henry Royce himself.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

While most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about wood.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.