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.

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

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

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

The middle finger of modernity.

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

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

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

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.