Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.

Celebrate the end of the Great French Wine Blight with a festival of kissing.

Even France's favorite aquatic son Jacques Cousteau, couldn't get to the bottom of it.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.