Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
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Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Florence, Italy
Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.
Florence, Italy
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
Florence, Italy
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Florence, Italy
A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
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A midnight snack that lights up the night.
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Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
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The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
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These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
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For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.