The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

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

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

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...

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

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

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.