The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The middle finger of modernity.

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

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

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

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

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

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

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

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.