A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.