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

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

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

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.