Places terokpihlajamaki Wants to Go

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

One of Malta’s most important Neolithic sites sits in a suburban area south of the country’s capital.

Malta’s largest cemetery is a Victorian-era architectural masterpiece.

So opulent and massive it was once dubbed a palace, this hotel's doors closed temporarily in 2007 and failed to reopen.

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

Abandoned Roman Catholic chapel abused by Satanists before being restored.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

See Malta’s history through the recreation of scenes of torture using life-sized mannequins in a former medieval dungeon.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

An 18th-century hunting lodge turned haunted Baroque palace.

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.

A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.