Places Gravefog Wants to Go

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

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

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."