Places rigor Wants to Go

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.