A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

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

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

A plaque honoring a Hungarian hero of Italy is hidden in plain sight in Palermo.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.