These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

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

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.