It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.

A galley-shaped memorial to the prisoners of an infamous fortress.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.

The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

An architectural oddity where the triglyphs of the courtyard of walls create an optical illusion.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

This uniquely designed bridge served as the city gate for Comacchio.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

A medieval tower with a suspended iron cage used as an open-air jail for criminals who were exposed as a warning.