A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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