This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

Set amid the remains of a secret WWII airfield, this barn was preserved as a memorial to Allied agents who parachuted into Europe.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

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

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

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

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

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.