Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

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

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

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

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.