Places aemem Wants to Go

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

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

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

This splendid mosaic embodies ancient Rome's fascination with the exotic allure of Egypt.

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

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

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.