The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.

Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

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

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

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

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

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

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.

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

Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.