The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Venice's island of the dead.

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

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

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

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

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

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.