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Florence’s science museum, named after Tuscany’s most famous scientist. But would you ever have thought that amongst the armillaries and thermographs he’d be giving you the finger? … More The Museo Galileo, Florence
Ospedale di Santo Spirito Lungotevere in Sassia 3 Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 to 12 to reserve call 0039 06 6833262 Donations welcome http://www.accademiaartesanitaria.it Cassandra had a bit of a time finding this museum. While it’s centrally located just off the Lungotevere close to Saint Peter’s, she never really thought she’d find a museum … More Rome, Museo Storico Nazionale dell’Arte Sanitaria
History of the prevention of crime and the repression of criminals along with two notable skeletons and hangman’s garb. … More Rome, The Museo Criminologico
Rome’s Museo del Purgatorio. We’ve all heard of heaven and hell, but what about that holding pen for souls called purgatory? What’s it like there and what do you have to do if you don’t want to be there any more?
… More Rome, Museo delle Anime del Purgatorio
There’s more to the Via Veneto than La Dolce Vita. Come to the Capuchin Crypt for the ghoulish substance behind the Italian style … More Rome, The Capuchin Crypt
Don’t go out of your way to come here, but if you happen to be outside Florence in the Galluzzo area stop by to see where the ex-pat community that was now is. … More Florence, Cimitero agli Allori
Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli is made up of several monuments: the Duomo itself, the Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Museo delle Sinopie and the Camposanto. Of all this intensely touristy area, the only place where you’ll get some ghoulish peace and quiet is in the Camposanto, a rather lovely spot that is largely overlooked by … More Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale
There is more than one famous tower in Pisa, or at least there’s a tower so infamous for the ghoulish thing that happened there that even Dante mentioned it in his Divine Comedy … More Pisa, The Other Tower of Pisa
The Church of San Satiro displays front and center one of the best lies in architectural history, a hoax so beautiful and so convincing that people come in droves just to be taken in. It’s pure mathematics, or maybe since this is a church, it’s a miracle. … More Milan, Church of San Satiro
San Maurizio Maggiore, Milan’s Sistine Chapel, where beauty meets tranquility and a saint gets the ax. Featuring Bernardino Luini
… More Milan, Museo Civico Archeologico Part II
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