Places lemonkid Wants to Go

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

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

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

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

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.