An ode to the washerwomen who called Pavia home.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

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

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

Angels and demons watch over newspapers in this deconsecrated church.

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

This scenic spot is known as the birthplace of Switzerland.

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

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

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

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

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

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

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

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

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

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

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

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

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