These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

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

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

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

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

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

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

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

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