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Florence, Italy

Gipsoteca Bartolini

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

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Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead)

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

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Palazzo del Bo Anatomical Theater

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

Allison

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Elephant and Obelisk

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Luis Morato

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Palazzo Berri-Meregalli

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

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Chiusdino, Italy

Abbey of San Galgano

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

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Santa Francesca Romana

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

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Atrani

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

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Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

Corpse Altar

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Lucrezia Borgia’s Love Letters

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

Annetta Black

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Horned Madonna of Portinari Chapel

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

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Finestrella di Via Piella

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

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Reliquaries of St Mark's Basilica Treasury

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

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Museum of Human Anatomy

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

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Museo di Palazzo Poggi Anatomy & Obstetrics Collection

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

Annetta Black

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Vespa Museum

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

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Ötzi the Iceman

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

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Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno

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

Annetta Black

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The Museum of Roman Ships at Fiumicino

Roman-era ships unearthed...

Rebekah Otto

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Calamita Cosmica

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

Scuola Grande di San Marco

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

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La Vigna di Leonardo (Leonardo’s Vineyard)

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

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Centrale Montemartini

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Allison

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Goats of the Cingino Dam

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

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