This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

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

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.

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

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.

Meet the oldest inhabitants of this Italian hamlet, a series of oddly preserved mummies.