Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

Hundreds of these oversized benches have been built as an art project meant to change people's perspectives.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.

An ode to the washerwomen who called Pavia home.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

This Volcano-like rest area was designed by architect Giulio Ceppi built according to energy efficiency and ecological footprint standards.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

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