A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

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

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.