On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

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

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.

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

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

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.