David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

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

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.