Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.

This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.

This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.