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

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

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