This 18th-century "castle" is not what it seems.

During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.

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

When this 400-year-old fountain fell into disrepair, officials covered the mess up with what looks like a giant soup tureen.

This small Roman arch was transformed into a dwelling by the founder of the Trinitarian Order.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

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

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

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

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

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

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

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

For many years, the river that Julius Caesar led his army across into Italy was lost until re-identified.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

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

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

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

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of many to find inspiration in this unique, rocky landscape in Tuscany.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.