These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

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

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

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

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.