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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

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

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

Venice's island of the dead.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

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

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

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.

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

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.