This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

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

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.