The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

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

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.

A rare example of an octagonal Catholic church.

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