Places Laura Andersen Wants to Go

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

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 Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

A unique Tuscan hideaway acts as an art mecca as well as a hotel.

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.

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

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

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

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

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

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

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