The middle finger of modernity.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

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

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

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

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

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

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.