This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

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

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

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

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

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

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

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

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

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

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

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

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

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

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.