Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The middle finger of modernity.

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

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

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

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?