Lodi, Italy
Museo Paolo Gorini
A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.
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Lodi, Italy
A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.
Alassio, Italy
Ernest Hemingway was the first to sign this colorful wall covered in thousands of celebrity signatures.
Ravenna, Italy
A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.
Lecce, Italy
A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.
Volterra, Italy
Abandoned cemetery of the former Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra.
Bacoli, Italy
The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.
Fregona, Italy
These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.
Syracuse, Italy
According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.
Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy
This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.
Palermo, Italy
This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.
Gardone Riviera, Italy
A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.
Sanremo, Italy
An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.
Gibellina Vecchia, Italy
Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.
Mantua, Italy
A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.
Astura, Italy
A medieval stronghold rising over the ruins of ancient Roman villas along Rome's southern coast.
Civitacampomarano, Italy
A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.
Bologna, Italy
Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.
Modena, Italy
This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.
Varenna, Italy
An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.
Province of Rieti, Italy
This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.
Colobraro, Italy
Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.
Genoa, Italy
Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.
Milan, Italy
Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.