Places Tinker Belle Wants to Go

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

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

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.