A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

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

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

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

An Italian hillside ghost town.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.