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A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

An unusual museum home to a vast collection of items that represent everyday life.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.