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The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

These bronze horses on the gates of the Royal Palace of Naples were a gift from a Russian tsar.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.

This bronze boy sits on one of Capri's rocky cliffs, waving at the passing boats.