Places remcrae Wants to Go

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

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

The middle finger of modernity.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

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

Venice's island of the dead.