These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

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

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.