More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

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

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

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

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

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.