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

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

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

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

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

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Venice's island of the dead.

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

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.