What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

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

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

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.