Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

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

A unique Tuscan hideaway acts as an art mecca as well as a hotel.

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.

This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.