Bologna, Italy
Bologna's Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale
An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.
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Bologna, Italy
An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Marostica, Italy
Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.
Bologna, Italy
An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.
Florence, Italy
Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.
Rome, Italy
Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.
Marmore, Italy
Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.
Pozzuoli, Italy
A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
Melendugno, Italy
Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.
Rome, Italy
This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.
Bolzano, Italy
Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
Rome, Italy
This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Waterford, Ireland
Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.
Galway, Ireland
This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.
Kerry, Ireland
An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.
Offaly, Ireland
The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.
Wicklow, Ireland
Ireland's only German military cemetery holds the remains of a spy who was moved there under the cover of darkness.
Galway, Ireland
A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
Kerry, Ireland
This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.
Dublin, Ireland
Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.
Foynes, Ireland
The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.
Kerry, Ireland
An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.
Dublin, Ireland
A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.