This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

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

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

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

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

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

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.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

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

An Italian hillside ghost town.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.