Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

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

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

This fishing contraption sits on top of a series of spindly wooden stilts.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

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

This monastery set over a holy cave contains the oldest known painting of Saint Francis of Assisi.

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.