Vienna, Austria
Römermuseum
This museum is dedicated to the little known ancient Roman history of Vienna.
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Vienna, Austria
This museum is dedicated to the little known ancient Roman history of Vienna.
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Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
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The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.
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This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.
Florence, Italy
A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Florence, Italy
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.
Rome, Italy
One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.