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“Die Woge” (2006).

Dresden, Germany

Elbehochwasser 2002 Memorial

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

Waldschlösschen Bridge

Dresden, Germany

Waldschlösschen Bridge

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

Dresden, Germany

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Pfunds Molkerei

Dresden, Germany

Pfunds Molkerei

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

Deutsches Hygiene-Museum

Dresden, Germany

Deutsches Hygiene-Museum

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

Dresden Frauenkirche

Dresden, Germany

Dresden Frauenkirche

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank

Corfu, Greece

Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

Silver casket containing the relics of St. Spyridon

Corfu, Greece

Church of St. Spyridon

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

The Neoclassical palace is reason enough to visit.

Corfu, Greece

Corfu Museum of Asian Art

A spectacular Neoclassical palace is home more than 15,000 artifacts and works of art.

Debris of old houses

Corfu, Greece

Perithia at Corfu

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

Carrara marble quarry.

Carrara, Italy

Cava Museo

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

View from the cafe.

Pisa, Italy

'Tuttomondo'

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

The devil's scratches

Pisa, Italy

Scratches of the Devil

The mysterious “claw marks” said to be left by the Devil on Pisa’s famous cathedral.

Ex-voto at Santuario di Montenero.

Livorno, Italy

Ex-Votos of Santuario di Montenero

This Tuscan church contains a gallery of over 700 ex-votos depicting near-death experiences.

Cimitero di San Finocchi

Volterra, Italy

Cimitero di San Finocchi

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.

Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

Volterra, Italy

Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Larderello, a hotspot of geothermal power.

Stabilimenti, Italy

Devil's Valley

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.

Medieval torture devices including a maiden on the right.

San Gimignano, Italy

The Museum of Medieval Torture

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Towers of San Gimignano

San Gimignano, Italy

Towers of San Gimignano

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The external cloister

Florence, Italy

Cloister of the Dead

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

Nelli’s Christ and Saint John, restored.

Florence, Italy

Plautilla Nelli’s 'Last Supper'

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

Apothecary jars in main room

Florence, Italy

Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

La Specola Zoological Museum

Florence, Italy

La Specola Zoological Museum

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

La Specola.

Florence, Italy

La Specola Anatomical Collection

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

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