Bologna, Italy
Bologna's Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale
An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.
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Bologna, Italy
An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.
Rome, Italy
Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
Rome, Italy
A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.
Kayaköy, Turkey
A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Rome, Italy
This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."
Rome, Italy
The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.
Rome, Italy
This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
East Molesey, England
Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.
East Molesey, England
In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.
Padua, Italy
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Lisbon, Portugal
An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.