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Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Abandoned medieval hill town.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

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

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.