The middle finger of modernity.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The Pope’s secret escape route.

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

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

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