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

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.