The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The middle finger of modernity.

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.

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

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

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

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

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

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.