A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

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.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

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

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

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

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.