Places nejuum Wants to Go

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

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

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

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.