Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

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

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

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

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

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