The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

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.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

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

The middle finger of modernity.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.