If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

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

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

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

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

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

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.