Places thelonesomeroad Wants to Go

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

The middle finger of modernity.

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

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

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

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.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?

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

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.