Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.

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

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.