These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

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

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

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

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

The largest United States military cemetery overseas.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.