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.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.