Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

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

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

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

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

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

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.