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This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This centuries-old tower hosts endangered bald ibis mating pairs and looms over a pristine beach.

The effect of this ancient form of image projection situated atop an 11th century Moorish palace is thrilling.

The world's most elegant power lines.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Built in 1925, this glass-roofed shopping arcade is known for its modernist Italian architecture.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.