It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

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

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

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

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.