Florence, Italy
Santa Margherita de' Cerchi
Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.
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Florence, Italy
Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.
Florence, Italy
An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.
Florence, Italy
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.
Florence, Italy
The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Florence, Italy
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Malaga, Spain
Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.
Strängnäs Ö, Sweden
This strange portrait of six ladies with chicken bodies commemorates a count's dirty habits.
Borlänge V, Sweden
A centuries-old iron mine is now a paradise for explorers, divers, and spelunkers.
Karlshamn N, Sweden
A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.
Stockholm, Sweden
This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.
Gnisvärd, Sweden
Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.
Kvarntorp, Sweden
An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.
Lund, Sweden
This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.
Hörby, Sweden
A former hen house turned curiosity cabinet displays one man's lifelong fascination with cannibalism.