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

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

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

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

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

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

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

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

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