Places yaz999 Wants to Go

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

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

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The middle finger of modernity.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.