Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

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

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.