Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

An abandoned bell tower in the middle of nowhere is the last testimony of a forgotten medieval village.

The former home of an Italian artist is now a shrine to his ambitious works.

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

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

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.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

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