Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

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

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

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

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

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

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

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

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

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