Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

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

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

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

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

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

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

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

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

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.