Rome, Italy
The Sacconi Rossi Crypt
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
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Rome, Italy
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Rome, Italy
Striking fusion of Islamic and postmodern architecture, said to be the largest mosque in Western Europe.
Rome, Italy
A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.
Rome, Italy
This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.
Guarcino, Italy
This mysterious ancient arch is hidden in the forest of Simbruini Mountains Regional Park.
Rome, Italy
A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.
Rome, Italy
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.
Rome, Italy
Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Perugia, Italy
Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Markaz Al Belina, Egypt
Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.