This unique museum is home to over 5,000 puppets of all types.

The final resting place of the famous violinist, after his corpse was denied a proper Catholic burial for decades.

This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

These artificial caves crafted by ancient Romans were elaborate fish farms for moray eels.

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

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