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

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

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

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Venice's island of the dead.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."