Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

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

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.