Rome, Italy
Museo Storico Nazionale Dell' Arte Sanitaria
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
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Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Genoa, Italy
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
Bagni San Filippo, Italy
Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Urbania, Italy
Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.
Florence, Italy
More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.
Florence, Italy
This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
Florence, Italy
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
London, England
Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.
Mechernich, Germany
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Florence, Italy
Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.
Florence, Italy
An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.
Florence, Italy
Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.
Florence, Italy
Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.