Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

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

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

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

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.