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

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

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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

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

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

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

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

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

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.