An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of 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.

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

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

The middle finger of modernity.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

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

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.