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.

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

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."