Florence, Italy
University of Florence Museum of Pathological Anatomy
This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
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Florence, Italy
This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Pistoia, Italy
A memorial to Brazil's little-known role in World War II.
Modena, Italy
This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.
Modena, Italy
David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Baltimore, Maryland
A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Kingsbridge, England
Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Milan, Italy
Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Bologna, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
Villamarzana, Italy
Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.
Fossoli, Italy
After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.
Modena, Italy
This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.
Imola, Italy
An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.
Bologna, Italy
An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.