An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

Typewriter museum housing more than 1,500 machines preserves the history of the grandfather of computers.

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

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

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

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

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

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

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

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

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

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.