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

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

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

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

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

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

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

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

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