It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

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

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

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

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

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

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.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

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

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The middle finger of modernity.