Places breaingram Wants to Go

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.

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

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

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.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

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

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.