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

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

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

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

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

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

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

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

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

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

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

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

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.