It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.