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This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

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

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

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

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

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

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

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

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

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

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.