A prehistoric route that has claimed many victims is now closed to traffic.

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

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.