The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.

This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.