Places freaky82 Wants to Go

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

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

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

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

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

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

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.