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

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

Venice's island of the dead.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

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

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

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

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

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

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

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

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

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