Places onthenecessity1775 Wants to Go

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

A mysterious stele of unknown origin sits on the peak of this curious mountain.

The only Malaysian food truck in Italy slings tangy chicken satay that even Italians love.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

This house is adorned with a serenade macabre from the Counter-Reformation period.

Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Venice's island of the dead.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.