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A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

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

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

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

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

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

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.