When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

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

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

The middle finger of modernity.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.