At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."