Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

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

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

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

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

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.