Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

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

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

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

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

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

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

The middle finger of modernity.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.