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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

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

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

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

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

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

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

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

Richard Luke Concanen never set foot on American soil.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

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

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.