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Accademia delle Belle Arti Be the First to Rate It Founded in 1751, the Academy of Fine Arts, as well as being a...	Museums / Galleries	Genoa

Acquario di Genova Be the First to Rate It Europe's biggest aquarium, second in the world only to Osaka's...	Zoos / Aquariums	Genoa

Castelletto Be the First to Rate It One of Genoa's handy municipal elevators whisks you skyward from...	Squares	Genoa

Childhood home of Christopher Columbus Be the First to Rate It The ivy-covered remains of this fabled medieval house stand in...	Houses / Mansions	Genoa

Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno Be the First to Rate It One of the most famous of Genovese landmarks is this bizarrely...	Cemeteries	Genoa

Ferrovia Genova-Casella Be the First to Rate It In continuous operation since 1929, the Genova-Casella Railroad...	Transportation Sites	Genoa

Galata Museo del Mare Be the First to Rate It Devoted entirely to the city's seafaring history, this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Genoa

Galleria Nazionale Be the First to Rate It This gallery, housed in the richly adorned Palazzo Spinola north...	Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces	Genoa

Granarolo funicular Be the First to Rate It Take a cog railway up the steeply rising terrain to another part...	Transportation Sites	Genoa

Harbor Be the First to Rate It A boat tour gives you a good perspective on the layout of the...	Bodies of Water, Nautical Sites, Tours	Genoa

Il Bigo Be the First to Rate It The bizarre white structure erected in 1992 to celebrate the...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue), Sports Venues	Genoa

Loggia dei Mercanti Be the First to Rate It This merchants' row dating from the 16th century is lined with...	Markets / Bazaars	Genoa

Museo d'Arte Orientale Chiossone Be the First to Rate It In the Villetta di Negro park on the hillside above Piazza Portello...	Museums / Galleries	Genoa

Palazzo Bianco Be the First to Rate It It's difficult to miss the splendid white facade of this town...	Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces	Genoa

Palazzo dell'Università Be the First to Rate It Built in the 1630s as a Jesuit college, this has been Genoa's...	Educational Institutions	Genoa

Palazzo Doria Tursi Be the First to Rate It In the 16th century, wealthy resident Nicolò Grimaldi...	Government Buildings	Genoa

Palazzo Ducale Be the First to Rate It This palace was built in the 16th century over a medieval hall...	Castles / Palaces	Genoa

Palazzo Reale Be the First to Rate It Lavish rococo rooms provide sumptuous display space for paintings...	Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces	Genoa

Palazzo Rosso Be the First to Rate It This 17th-century baroque palace was named for the red stone...	Castles / Palaces	Genoa

Porta Soprana Be the First to Rate It A striking 12th-century twin-tower structure, this medieval gateway...	Architectural Sites	Genoa

San Donato Be the First to Rate It Although somewhat marred by 19th- and 20th-century restorations...	Religious Sites	Genoa

San Lorenzo Be the First to Rate It Contrasting black slate and white marble, so common in Liguria...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Genoa

San Matteo Be the First to Rate It This typically Genovese black-and-white-stripe church dates from...	Religious Sites	Genoa

San Siro Be the First to Rate It Genoa's oldest church was the city's cathedral from the 4th to...	Religious Sites	Genoa

Sant'Agostino Be the First to Rate It This 13th-century Gothic church was damaged during World War...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Genoa

Santa Maria di Castello Be the First to Rate It One of Genoa's most significant religious buildings, an early...	Religious Sites	Genoa

Santissima Annunziata Be the First to Rate It Exuberantly frescoed vaults decorate the 16th- to 17th-century...	Religious Sites	Genoa

Teatro Carlo Felice Be the First to Rate It The World War II-ravaged opera house in Genoa's modern center...	Arts / Performance Venues	Genoa

Zecca-Righi funicular Be the First to Rate It This is a seven-stop commuter funicular beginning at Piazza della...	Transportation Sites	Genoa

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