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

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.

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

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

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

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

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.