Rome, Italy
Vespa Museum
This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.
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Rome, Italy
This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.
Camerata Nuova, Italy
The ruins of a medieval village that was abandoned after a 19th-century inferno.
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This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.
Bagni San Filippo, Italy
Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.
Avigliana, Italy
Dynamite factory turned museum explores the history of explosives.
Crotone, Italy
A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.
Ferentino, Italy
Production site for handmade clay bricks.
Praia A Mare, Italy
The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.
Palermo, Italy
This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.
Como, Italy
Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.
Albenga, Italy
A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."
Lampedusa e Linosa, Italy
Contrary to what its name suggests, you won't find any bunnies here.
Rome, Italy
This park on the outskirts of Rome boasts two ancient Roman aqueducts and a medieval tower.
Montecatini Terme, Italy
The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.
Lacco Ameno, Italy
A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.
Erto e Casso, Italy
When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Cassino, Italy
This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.
Bordighera, Italy
A wood-and-steel sculpture garden featuring an artful interplay of nature and machinery.
Ischia di Castro, Italy
A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Grimaldi, Italy
A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.