A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

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

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

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

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.