First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

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

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

A distinctive monument for this former world champion takes the form of a billiards table, complete with balls and cue.

The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club was site of a historic, world-record dive in 1918.

A large Melbourne wall is home to an iconic work of art from one of the world's most renowned street artists.

This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.

A unique underground car park that has become a popular filming location.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.