These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

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