A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.

An independent naturist colony amidst 1000-year-old ruins.

An arresting arch punched straight through a mountain provides one of the most scenic spots, and challenging climbs, on the planet.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

An archeological treasure trove stumbled upon by a couple of children.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

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

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

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A town saturated in Italian rationalist architecture was once marshland drained by Mussolini.

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

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

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

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

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

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.