A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

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

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.