Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

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

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.

The ruins of a rural church and a statue of Archangel Gabriel are tucked away in Majella National Park.

Remains of a cargo ship that wrecked in 1988.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

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

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

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

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.