Rome, Italy
Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica
An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.
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Rome, Italy
An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.
Rome, Italy
This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.
Rome, Italy
A square-domed symbol of resilience in the heart of the old Jewish Ghetto.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Rome, Italy
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Alghero, Italy
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Jaén, Spain
For centuries, the largest Arab bathhouse in Spain was hidden under a palace.
Luang Prabang, Laos
One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
Anagni, Italy
The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.
Milos, Greece
An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A Guinness World Record-holding social enterprise whose shows don't shy away from heavy themes.
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
A palace destined to never house a king.
Malawali N.m., India
Ancient rock-cut caves adorned with Buddhist inscriptions and sculptures.
Khamkeuth, Laos
Giant Buddhas carved into sandstone walls line this Laotian motorbike route.
Gilgit, Pakistan
Time and local lore colluded to turn this fear-defeating Buddha into a man-eating demon.
Karla, India
A complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut caves with a large, well preserved prayer hall.