This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

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

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

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

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

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

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

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

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

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

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

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

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

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.