Places nejuum Wants to Go

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

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

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

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

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

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

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.