This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

The tallest structure in Italy is a remote radio transmitter in Sicily.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

This Greek cinema was architecturally inspired by Mussolini's vision of a fascist Mediterranean utopia.

These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.

Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.