A bronze statue commemorating his royal meowjesty, Toulouse.

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

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.