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

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

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

A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.

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.

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

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

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

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

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.

The link between these two seemingly disparate themes is crucial to the history of this Tuscan hill town.

An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.