Places poppyhuskisson Wants to Go

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

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

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

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

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

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

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

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

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

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

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

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

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

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

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

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

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

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

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.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.