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

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

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

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

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.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.