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

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

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

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

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.