Geelong, Australia
Stanbury Jacko
A stuffed, prize-winning ram is all that remains of a world-renowned stud line, and a reminder of its owner's gruesome end.
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Geelong, Australia
A stuffed, prize-winning ram is all that remains of a world-renowned stud line, and a reminder of its owner's gruesome end.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Free candle-lit art gallery, accompanied by a live piano score.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.
Dunedin, New Zealand
One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.
Dunedin, New Zealand
One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.
Dunedin, New Zealand
One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.
Naples, Italy
A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Naples, Italy
This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.
Naples, Italy
Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.
Naples, Italy
This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Pisa, Italy
The mysterious “claw marks” said to be left by the Devil on Pisa’s famous cathedral.
Livorno, Italy
A strange-looking 18th-century tower sits on a tiny islet just off Livorno.
Livorno, Italy
This Tuscan church contains a gallery of over 700 ex-votos depicting near-death experiences.
Pisa, Italy
Inside features a display of how artistic crucifixes transformed throughout the centuries.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Pisa, Italy
Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.
Pisa, Italy
The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Florence, Italy
Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.
Florence, Italy
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.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.