Places omnius Wants to Go

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

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

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

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

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

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

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

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

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

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

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

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