The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

The middle finger of modernity.

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

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.