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Nautilus Antiques and Old Oddities

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

San Cataldo Cemetery

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.

Modena Synagogue

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

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Salse di Nirano

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

10 miles from Modena

Statue of Freak Antoni

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

22 miles from Modena

Museum for the Memory of Ustica

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

22 miles from Modena

Finestrella di Via Piella

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

23 miles from Modena

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Traditional Balsamic Vinegar

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

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