The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

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

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

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

This medieval mountain town is also known as the "Village of Streams."

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

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

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

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