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

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

An Orthodox church inside a small "Garden of Eden" built by a man who had a vision.

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

This decoration above a door, an unofficial family crest, is said to come alive during the night to try to get free of the stone.

A medieval tower with a suspended iron cage used as an open-air jail for criminals who were exposed as a warning.

An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

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

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Venice's island of the dead.

The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

This narrow fjord-like bay is the largest ria in the Mediterranean Sea.

According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.