Places wesu1 Wants to Go

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

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

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

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

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

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.