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

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

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

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

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

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

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

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

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.

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

Inside features a display of how artistic crucifixes transformed throughout the centuries.

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

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The middle finger of modernity.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

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

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