Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

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

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.