Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

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

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.