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More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

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

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

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

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

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

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

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

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

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

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

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

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.