The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

One of the last remaining buildings from one of Calgary's earliest businesses.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.

A monument to the migrants who cross the dangerous waters between North Africa and a tiny Italian island.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

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

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

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

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

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

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

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

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.