This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.

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

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

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

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

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

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.