A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This São Paulo home became a lifelong prison for a woman with a tragic childhood.

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

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

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

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

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

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

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

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

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.