This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.

The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.

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

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

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

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

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

An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

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

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.