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

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

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

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

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

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

An ode to the washerwomen who called Pavia home.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.