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An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

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

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

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

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.