This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

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

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

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

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.