Places ElSilencio Wants to Go

This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

Meet the oldest inhabitants of this Italian hamlet, a series of oddly preserved mummies.

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.

Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.