Places scheung Wants to Go

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

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

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

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

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

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

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

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

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

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

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

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

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

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

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.