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

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

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

An Italian hillside ghost town.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.