David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

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

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.