The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

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

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

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

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.