This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

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

These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.

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

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

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

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

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

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

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.

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

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

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

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

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

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

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.