Places freaky82 Wants to Go

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Knights Templar are visible inside this stunning Cistercian abbey.

An enormous sinkhole that local lore attributes to the anger of the Virgin Mary.

A literary park dedicated to the memory of a filmmaker, writer, and intellectual who was killed in 1975.

During World War II, a number of important sculptures and paintings were moved to this castle for safekeeping.

This caldera was once associated with the Etruscan god of the underworld.

A Roman calendar dating to the first century is tucked away in a small town alley.

This Roman theater was crafted into the local tuff rock and was rediscovered during the 19th-century.

One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.

There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.

The former atelier of Mario Cassisa is a treasure trove of paintings, sculptures, and artist books.

A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?

The ruins of this medieval tower are destined to crumble into the sea.

This seventh-century fortification marked the western border of the Lombard duchy of Spoleto.

Once the hunting reserve of a noble family, this is one of the few remnants of Pleistocene planitial forest in northern Italy that still stands.

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

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.

Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.