Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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

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

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.