A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

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

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

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.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

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

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.

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

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.