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

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

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

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

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

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

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

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

Moonbows over Kentucky.

These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.